WE USE PRESENT SIMPLE CONTINUOUS TENSE? We use the present simple continuous tense when: * action happening now * action in the future Note: * We can also use the present continuous tense to talk about the future - if we add a future word * We must add (or understand from the context) a future word. * "Future words" include‚ for example‚ tomorrow‚ next year‚ in June‚ at Christmas etc. * We only use the present continuous tense to talk
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Level: I Lesson: Present Continuous Tense Lesson Aims: - to highlight some of the uses of Present Continuous. - to contrast Present Simple and Present Continuous. - to give students practice in using Present Continuous Tense. - to develop Ss’ speaking competences. Skills involved: listening‚ speaking‚ reading‚ writing. Aids: blackboard‚ textbook‚ work-sheet‚ images‚ video sequences. Warm-up General competence: to interact in spoken communication (complete date‚ recall the activities done
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TOEIC Grammar GLOBAL EDUCATION VIETNAM www.globaledu.com.vn TENSES 1. Present Simple 1.1. Form: Tense Present Simple (Hiện tại đơn) S + V (s/ es). S + don’t/ doesn’t + V. Do/ Does + S + V? 1.2. Usage: We use present simple: - To refer to something which happens often or for a habit that we have I usually do my homework immediately after school. Form Example The postman always comes at eleven. The postman doesn’t always come at eleven. Does the postman always come at eleven? - To refer
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SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE SP + V(Base Form) + C USE 1 Repeated Actions Use the Simple Present to express the idea that an action is repeated or usual. The action can be a habit‚ a hobby‚ a daily event‚ a scheduled event or something that often happens. It can also be something a person often forgets or usually does not do. Example: The train leaves every morning at 8 AM. USE 2 Facts or Generalizations The Simple Present can also indicate the speaker believes that a fact was true before‚ is
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SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE The simple present or present simple is one of the verb forms associated with the present tense in modern English. It is commonly referred to as a tense‚ although it also encodes certain information about aspect in addition to present time. It is called "simple" because its basic form consists of a single word (like write or writes)‚ in contrast with other present tense forms such as the present progressive (is writing) and present perfect (has written). For nearly all English
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NIVEL: Segundo Medio PROFESOR-A : Mónica Meneses S. PLAZO: 30 de octubre UNIDAD TEMATICA: Traditions‚ Traditions. CONTENIDO: The Present Perfect Tense / Vocabulary related to different holidays‚/ Text about holiday APRENDIZAJE ESPERADO: 1.-Usar estructura gramatical del tiempo presente perfecto en las 3 formas. 2.-Manejar vocabulario relacionado a diferentes festividades 3.-Aplicar
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Dove and Ant Once upon a time there was a man who liked hunting very much. He often went to the forest to hunt any animal he met. One day he went hunting into the forest. He intended to shoot any animal he saw. He brought his gun with him. When he was searching for his pre‚ suddenly he saw a bird perching on a branch of a tree. It was a dove. When he was aiming his gun at the dove‚ suddenly an ant came and bit his foot. He was so startled that he didn’t shoot the dove. It was safe and then flew
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I Write in Literary Present Tense? Literary works‚ paintings‚ films‚ and other artistic creations are assumed to exist in an eternal present. Therefore‚ when you write about writers or artists as they express themselves in their work‚ use the present tense. The Basic Rule: You should use the past tense when discussing historical events‚ and you should use the literary present when discussing fictional events. 1. When commenting on what a writer says‚ use the present tense. Example: Dunn begins
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Make the Present Simple Tense: Structure: subject+auxiliary verb+ main verb+object do base There are three important exceptions: For positive sentences‚ we do not normally use the auxiliary. For the 3rd person singular (he‚ she‚ it)‚ we add “s” to the main verb or “es” to the auxiliary. For the verb to be‚ we do not use an auxiliary‚ even for questions and negatives. Only for interrogative and negative sentence we use auxiliary verb. Example : Look at these examples with the main
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Simple Present vs Present Continous I. Simple Present (Hiện tại đơn) 1. Sử dụng : Diễn tả 1 sự việc ‚ 1 hành động thường xuyên xảy ra hoặc 1 thói quen ở hiện tại (thường đi với các phó từ chỉ tần suất : always ‚ often‚ usually….) Example : I usually go to school at 7 I play football everyday Diễn tả 1 một sự thật hiển nhiên ‚ 1 chân lý luôn đúng The sun rises in the East Water boils at 100 degree C Dùng thì HTĐ với ý nghĩa tương lai khi nói về thời khóa biểu ‚ chương trình (ví dụ
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